Ethan Cole expects a stormy night in Colorado to be nothing more than a delay before the mission that could define his career. Then a furious, rain-soaked woman walks into the hotel bar and becomes impossible to ignore. One reckless night later, Ethan discovers exactly who she is. Evelyn is not a stranger he can forget. She is the commander of the orbital shuttle mission he has just been assigned to fly. Now they have to train together, trust each other with lives measured in seconds and procedures, and pretend the chemistry between them never crossed a professional line. Evelyn has spent years building the discipline required to command a crew, and she refuses to let desire undermine everything she has earned. Ethan is equally committed to the mission, but what felt temporary in a hotel room quickly begins to feel like something neither of them can contain. With launch pressure rising and every mistake carrying consequences far beyond a damaged reputation, secrecy becomes another risk in an already dangerous job. They know how to calculate trajectories, survive emergencies, and prepare for the edge of space. What neither of them planned for is a connection strong enough to challenge the one rule their careers demand they obey.
Ethan Cole expects a stormy night in Colorado to be nothing more than a delay before the mission that could define his career. Then a furious, rain-soaked woman walks into the hotel bar and becomes impossible to ignore. One reckless night later, Ethan discovers exactly who she is. Evelyn is not a...